A young gentleman, in red velvet coat with gold embroidered border, white lace cravat, powdered hair en queue, decorated with the black badge with jewel and breast-star of the Order of Malta

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MARIE-GABRIELLE CAPET (FRENCH, 1761-1818)
A young gentleman, in red velvet coat with gold embroidered border, white lace cravat, powdered hair en queue, decorated with the black badge with jewel and breast-star of the Order of Malta
signed and dated 'M Capet 1787' (lower right)
oval, 1 5/16 in. (33 mm.) high, gold frame with glazed silk reverse

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Lot Essay

The present miniature shows the strong influence of Adélaïde Labille-Guiard on her young pupil Capet (see Christie's, Geneva, 18 May 1994, lot 401, and Christie's, London, 9 December 2003, lot 59 for similar works by Madame Labille-Guiard.)

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